Brit dad, 33, caught with £2,000-worth of cocaine in Dubai is jailed for 40 years in hellhole prison after police sting
A BRIT dad allegedly caught with cocaine in Dubai has been jailed for 40 years.
Sam Dorman, 33, was arrested in a police sting this month.
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He is said to have had half a gram on him when nicked.
And cops are understood to have then found 28g of the Class A drug at his home.
In the UK that would be worth £2,000 but it could fetch up to three times as much in the UAE, which has a zero tolerance for drugs.
Dad-of-one Dorman, a barber and tattoo artist originally from Glossop, Derbys, was arrested last week and jailed for 40 years on Monday.
He is being held at Al-Awir Central Prison in the emirate, notorious for its squalid conditions and violence. A source said: 'He's got a young daughter in the UK, so to be serving 40 years is really sad.
'He won't be out till he's in his 70s.
"The prison's a hellhole and Sam's family are understandably distraught.
'When they spoke to him, it looked like he'd taken a battering. I just hope someone can help him.'
Dorman moved to Dubai in 2022 to start a business.
The source added: 'He got in with the wrong crowd. Sam apparently sold coke to a customer who was pulled over and arrested by police.
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'They took his phone and messaged Sam pretending to be the buyer and asked for more. Sam stupidly went and the police were waiting. At this point he was nabbed.'
The Foreign Office said: 'We are supporting a British man detained in Dubai.'
Dorman's family have been approached for comment.
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